Sorry, people, but you are going to keep getting bombarded with my progressive propaganda for the foreseeable future if you stick around in this blog.

For those of you that are uninterested in politics, I've included a link to a removable dance pole that I saw tonight. I was considering trying out one of those pole dance exercise classes with a friend of mine, and was wondering how the hell I'd ever practise. Now I know. I somehow distrust a pole that isn't... screwed in. I have visions of me flying across the room, makeshift bo staff in hand, leaving smashed windows and broken furniture in my wake.

Aaaaaaand... here's a pic of some polar bears that I found on the Huffington Post site:

"One member of the corps yelled repeatedly that Libby was convicted of "obstruction of justice." Another press corps member told Snow, "You are insulting our intelligence." (from the link before the removable dance poles one)

I'm so glad that there is someone else who is as heartsick about what's happening in this country as I am. Apparently a lot of someones. I don't seem to meet many of them IRL; mostly I meet are the folks who don't like to think about anything but what they're going to do this weekend, or what they're going to watch tonight.

No wonder the rest of the world is angry; we're so complacent and greedy, wanting more, more, more, and not giving enough.

Volunteer, folks. Write to your Congressmen, to the leaders of other countries when you see injustices. Care about what happens in the world around you, and not about who wins Survivor.

"Care about what happens in the world around you, and not about who wins Survivor."

Amen.

And thanks, Beth, for all of these links. Politics turns my brain into a bowl of mush. Your links are very helpful to me and have really helped light a fire under my ass. Also, the comments of the "Before you light that M-80" piece contain this great quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt: "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group.”

Is early, so I have no brain for politics. Though I have no objection to current or future displays of progressive propaganda. ;}

I've heard decent things about Lil' Minx. Pole Katz is another name that gets thrown around a lot in my web wanderings (it's all research, I swear!). As a random lol, pre-the-warming, Melinda and I were totally debating as to if you and Ted already had a pole in your house. I can't even remember why the thought crossed our minds now in order to lead to a subject of brief query, but I say two thumbs up to the addition! And I really, really miss taking classes (did a few rounds in London several years back - I think I'm still finding bruises, haha), so I'll have to live vicariously through you.

Sorry, people, but you are going to keep getting bombarded with my progressive propaganda for the foreseeable future if you stick around in this blog.

Don't apologize. I wouldn't even necessarily characterize it as "progressive propaganda", as there are plenty of real conservatives who find the direction of this country since 9-11 disturbing e.g. Ron Paul, Pat Buchannan, William S. Lind, Bob Barr, as well as others mentioned by Huffington in her article in re the Libby affair